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Registrar’s office prepares for commencement ceremony

By JESSICA PATTERSON

THE PARTHENON The first images that come to mind when thinking about commencement are graduates with proud smiles and parents crying tears of joy.

Terri Hager, administrative assistant in the Marshall University Registrar’s office, said this is her favorite part of the graduation process.

“The graduates are so excited, and it’s just a positive time for everybody,” Hager said.

“You see the parents looking through the programs trying to find their child’s name. It’s just fun, and they really enjoy it.

Roberta Ferguson, Registrar, said a lot of work goes into making these cherished moments possible. The Registrar’s office begins working on graduation preparations in early February and continues to work until mid-May. “The Registrar’s office is in charge of basically managing all aspects of the commencement,” Ferguson said. “We work with the Big Sandy Superstore Arena staff, take care of getting the programs ready, extract the list of graduates from the database

and recruit someone to do the invocation. We also take care of the expenses for graduation through the diploma fees the students pay.”

Ferguson said the diploma fees are put in a commencement fund managed by the Registrar’s office. She said the fees are used to support expenses such as buying programs and flowers and paying for the graduation workers.

Hager is also the graduation specialist. She said her job with commencement is to coordinate paperwork.

“I check the diplomas and make sure all of the degrees are correct on them,” Hager said.

“I also see that the names are spelled right and we have the proper mailing address.”

Ferguson said the commencement is ceremonial because grades are not posted until a few days after the ceremony. Her office mails the diplomas to the students after their final grades come out.

“Participation in commencement is ceremonial at that point, because grades aren’t

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Marshall students take advantage of the warm weather by enjoying a picnic on Buskirk Field, Monday. The weather stayed sunny for most of the day.

Art auction to benefit COFA’s trip to Italy

By CODI MOHR

THE PARTHENON Marshall University’s Florence Study Abroad Program and the College of Fine Arts are set to host a live art auction featuring the work of students, professors and local artists, as well as the donations of community members Tuesday at Black Sheep Burritos and Brews.

Proceeds of the auction will be used to create a cultural fund for the Florence Study Abroad Program in May, which will finance day trips. Explorations through Florence and other Italian cities including Siena and Assisi will provide students with a firsthand cultural experience while they study photography and creative writing.

Ian Hagarty, painting professor and initiator of last year’s auction, described the

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live art auction as a way to bring the students planning to study in Florence together as a group, and provide the means for experiences they may not have otherwise had without the support of the Marshall and Huntington communities.

“Last year, the live art auction was a huge success because it brought together a mix of people, it made the School of Art and Design visible in the community and it was a lot of fun,” Hagarty

said. “When students returned home, everyone cited the art auction experience as being the most significant part of their trip. It was like the cherry on top of that lifechanging experience.”

Daniel Kaufmann, photography professor at Marshall, said the auction has been a success in previous years and the trip provided opportunities for students.

“I think the COFA Florence trip provides students

with an invaluable experience that will deeply enrich their lives,” Kaufmann said.

“Last year’s auction was extremely successful, raising over $3,000 that funded a private trip to Siena and an unforgettable Italian culinary experience.”

Available pieces include drawings, photographs, printmaking, jewelry, paintings, ceramics and more. Each piece will range in price from $1 to more than $100, according to Hagarty.

“The live auctioning with an auctioneer is really exciting,” Hagarty said.

The auction is open to the public and will take place at 5 p.m. at Black Sheep Burritos and Brews, which is located on Third Avenue.

Codi Mohr can be contacted at mohr13@marshall. edu.

OutLoud celebrates life with Donate Life event THE PARTHENON Donate Life, in partnership with OutLoud, is hosting a celebrating life event Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Marshall University Memorial Student Center.

Molly Miloscia, OutLoud member, said the event is a way to get facts out about organ donations.

“Regardless of a student’s views on organ and tissues donation, we hope everyone will stop by and see us on Wednesday,” Miloscia said.

OutLoud, Marshall’s advertising agency, has been working on the campaign for Donate Life for the past year. There will be free food, music and raffle prizes for new or current donors.

Miloscia said becoming an organ or tissue donor can give people the chance to experience moments they would have missed.

“Organ and tissue donation is a way that you can celebrate life,” Miloscia said. “It’s a way to potentially help give others the chance to experience the little moments.”

At the event, people can sign up to become organ donors and also learn more about the donating process.

Donate Life is a nonprofit alliance of national organizations and state teams across the United States that is committed to increasing organ, eye and tissue donations.

The Parthenon can be contacted at parthenon@marshall.edu.

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Biomedical science student presents research in Boston

By EBONY ROBINSON

THE PARTHENON The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Minority Travel Award was awarded to biomedical science Ph.D. student Kristeena Ray, who will present her research Tuesday at the 2013 Experimental Biology Conference in Boston. Her research will be on endometriosis, a reproductive disorder that impacts young women throughout the world.

Ray said she is thrilled to have received the award and that she is honored to be recognized for the work she has done.

“Women with endometriosis often go through a long and excruciating process of trying treatments to reduce their pain, which can interfere with their everyday lives,” Ray said. “Endometriosis is also a top cause of infertility in women, and the disease has been studied for nearly a century, but there has not been much progress in understanding the science behind it.”

Ray said she went through an application process where she had to submit her project abstract, personal accomplishments and personal goals. She said this will be her first time presenting on a national level.

“Not only will I have the opportunity to share my findings with the larger scientific community, but I will have numerous networking opportunities and the chance to hear

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about biomedical advancements from experts in the field,” Ray said.

Ray said she is excited to further her research while working towards her dissertation.

“I hope that we will be able to shed some light on this complicated disease,” Ray said.

“There is a lot of room for improvement as far as treatments are concerned, and I'd love to be part of some serious progress.”

Nalini Santanam, Ray’s mentor, said this is a great opportunity for Ray. “Experimental Biology is an international conference, and Kristeena has been given an opportunity to present her work in this conference,” Santanam said.

She said Ray is a sincere, hardworking student.

The 2013 Experimental Biology Conference began last Saturday, with scientists and researchers in the fields of pathology, pharmacology, nutrition, biochemistry, physiology and anatomy. The conference is expecting more than 400 booths, plenary award lectures, pre-meeting workshops, oral and poster presentations and on-site career services. The bombings at the Boston Marathon last week threatened to put the conference on hold, but the conference is boasting on its website that it is “Boston strong.”

Ebony Robinson can be contacted at robinson186@ marshall.edu.

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Canadian authorities derail alleged terrorist plot

By LEVON SEVUNTS

(MCT) Canadian authorities have foiled a major "al-Qaida supported" terror plot targeting a passenger train in the Toronto area by arresting two men in Montreal and Toronto, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced Monday.

The two accused, Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, a resident of Montreal, and Raed Jaser, 35, a resident of Toronto, were conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack against a VIA passenger train, Assistant RCMP Commissioner James Malizia said at a news conference at Toronto's Pearson Airport.

"Had this plot been carried out, it would have resulted in innocent people being killed or seriously injured," said Malizia.

"While the RCMP believed that these individuals had the capacity and intent to carry out these criminal acts, there was no imminent threat to the general public, rail employees, train passengers or infrastructure."

The suspects received "direction and guidance" from elements in Iran, the RCMP said, but there was no indication that the plot was state sponsored.

The men were under surveillance since August 2012 until a special anti-terrorism task force of the RCMP and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service swooped in to nab the two suspects.

Malizia said neither of the accused is a Canadian citizen, but would not specify their home countries or how long they have been in Canada.

Dubbed Operation Smooth, the investigation was part of a cross-border operation involving Canadian law enforcement agencies, the FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security, as well as

Outdoor pursuits provides semester-ending thrills

By KELCIE COBURN

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Dr. Natalie Stavas, a pediatric resident who ran and treated victims at the Boston marathon, waits at home on April 18, 2013, during the manhunt for the suspects.

Trauma waited Boston doctor at her finish line

By MOLLY HENNESSY-FISKE

LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) The first victim the doctor approached was a slender young woman, her legs exposed and bloody where she fell after the explosions: at the edge of Boylston Street near a mangled stroller and toppled barricades.

Dr. Natalie Stavas performed CPR with the help of a stranger until paramedics arrived and loaded the woman, still unresponsive, onto a backboard and headed for the hospital.

Stavas, 32, had just been running the Boston Marathon herself. She was covered in sweat and Gatorade, shivering, with numbness descending into her legs.

"I didn't feel anything," she later recalled.

She kept moving on to other victims. She plugged the gaping groin wound of a woman in her 30s with a borrowed T-shirt.

She used other bits of clothing to stanch the bleeding from one man's mangled foot, and another's broken calf bone.

Then police, fearing another bomb, forced her to leave.

With no one to treat, Stavas was suddenly feeling things again: a rush of responsibility, guilt for not doing more.

"As a physician, I take an oath to do the best I can," Stavas said at her apartment in Boston's South End last week, stifling tears.

Before she left Boylston, Stavas snapped a photo with her cellphone of the spot where she treated the first woman.

A week later, more than 50 bombing victims were still recovering in Boston hospitals, and many more, like Stavas, are grappling with the emotional and psychological toll of the attack.

Stavas is not easily shaken.

She is not normally a crier, she

likes to tell people she didn't cry in "Titanic" or "The Lion King." The daughter of a doctor and nurse, the oldest of five raised in a Nebraska farm town, she knew what she was getting into when she embraced medicine. She was a trauma nurse in San Diego and Chapel Hill, N.C., and then became a pediatric resident treating some of Boston's neediest children through the joint program at Boston Medical Center and Boston Children's Hospital.

She is slender and petite, her hair a tumble of blond waves.

She works 90-hour weeks. In her spare time this year she was teaching spin aerobics classes to fellow residents and training to run the Boston Marathon with her dad, her fourth time in the iconic race.

When she broke her left foot training weeks ago, she let her doctor know she still

intended to complete the marathon. She was running for charity, and couldn't let her father down.

Despite her injury, she was on pace to finish that day in 4:09 (45 minutes slower than her personal best) when she approached the corner of Boylston and heard the blasts.

Her father was with her at first as she sprinted toward the wounded. A police officer stopped her.

"I'm a pediatric physician, I have to get to the scene!" she shouted. The officer let her through. Stavas hopped a 4-foot barricade and went to work.

"She was like an Olympic runner, I couldn't keep up with her," recalled her father, Joe Stavas, 58, a radiologist, who also helped treat fellow runners.

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5 dead in shooting at Seattle-area apartment complex

By JACK BROOM

THE SEATTLE TIMES (MCT) Police said the shooting that left five people dead at a Federal Way apartment complex began when the gunman fatally shot his girlfriend and then killed three other men who had either witnessed her slaying or may have tried to intervene.

The suspected gunman, a 27-year-old man who has not been identified by police, was then shot by responding officers.

Officers responding to an emergency call at 9:35 p.m. Sunday at the Pinewood Village Apartments in Federal Way encountered a chaotic scene, with bullets flying.

"When officers arrived, there were still shots being fired," said Federal Way police spokeswoman Cathy Schrock.

The responding officers encountered a man armed with a

shotgun in a stairwell of one of the apartment complex buildings, Police Chief Brian Wilson said during a news conference Monday morning. They ordered the man to drop the shotgun, but when he refused they opened fire, he said.

The man, who was wounded by the officers' gunfire, dropped the shotgun and fled.

During a search of the complex, police found two wounded men, including the suspected gunman, on the ground in a parking lot.

The suspected gunman reached for a handgun as police moved in, Wilson said. The officers fired multiple times when the man refused to put down the handgun, Wilson said.

The suspect died, but police said it wasn't immediately clear if it was from their gunfire. The man lived in the complex with his

girlfriend, according to Wilson.

The other man on the ground and a third man in the parking lot were found dead, police said.

Those victims were 23 and 46 years old, Wilson said.

In a search of the complex, police found a fourth man, 62, dead in one apartment. It appeared the gunman gained access to the slain man's apartment by firing the shotgun into the door.

Wilson identified the slain woman, found in another unit, as the suspected gunman's 25-yearold girlfriend.

The suspected gunman was armed with a .40-caliber semiautomatic handgun and a pistol-grip shotgun, police said. He had a concealed-weapons permit and the handgun appears to be registered to him, Wilson said.

He had no criminal history, but had been the subject of two

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previous domestic violence calls, Wilson said. Neither of the two earlier calls involved the woman who was killed Sunday night, he said.

The suspected gunman formerly lived in a Kent, Wash., apartment complex, but moved about a year ago, according to an apartment manager. A cousin, reached by phone, refused to comment Monday morning.

A total of eight officers fired their weapons during confrontations with the man, Schrock said.

All have been placed on administrative leave, per standard policy, as the investigation continues.

One of the dead was identified as Ceasar Valdovinos, 23, according to family members who said police confirmed the young man's death Monday morning. The names of the other four people killed were not immediately available.

provincial and municipal police forces in Quebec and Ontario.

A bail hearing for the two suspects is scheduled for Tuesday at Toronto's Old City Hall courthouse.

"Canada will not tolerate terrorist activity and will not become a safe haven for terrorists," said federal Public Safety Minister Vic Toews.

THE PARTHENON As the semester comes to a close, students are ready to relax and get summer vacation started. Saturday, the outdoor pursuits program at the Marshall University Recreation Center is hosting a trip to King’s Island, the largest amusement park in the Midwest.

The park is located in Mason, Ohio and has over 20 thrill rides. Students will have the chance to relieve some pre-exam stress and take on some larger-than-life roller coasters for the park’s opening day.

Junior exercise physiology major, Kelsey Gault, said a trip to King’s Island is a great way to end a stressful semester.

“I’ve been there a million times,” Gault said. “I live right by it in Cincinnati, so it’s kind of a normal thing to go to King’s Island on a given day of the week in the summer.

When I go back home, I’ll definitely be going to have some fun after this crazy, busy semester.”

The park offers more than just roller coasters. Live entertainment, family rides and a waterpark are other attractions the park offers. The Soak City Waterpark has over 50 water activities. With different activities, students will

have the opportunity to try something new.

According to Michele Muth, the assistant director of marketing at the Rec Center, giving students the chance to get away for a day or two is always a good thing.

“I think it is important for the Rec Center to offer a wide array of trips suitable to all interests,” Muth said. “A trip to Kings Island is slightly different than other trips, but it engages students who otherwise wouldn’t go on a traditional outdoor trip to participate in an activity off campus. Students can benefit by doing something they normally wouldn’t get to do.”

The trip is conducted every spring by the outdoor pursuits program and gives students an opportunity to celebrate the end of the semester with fellow classmates by taking a mini-vacation before the anxieties of finals week. Everyone is welcome to participate for the day, even just for the experience.

The trip includes transportation and park admission, and there will be a pretrip meeting Thursday at 6:00p.m. at the outdoor pursuits center. The trip is for Rec members as well as non-members.

Kelcie Coburn can be contacted at coburn15@ marshall.edu.

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By COURTNEY SEALEY

THE PARTHENON Three years ago when the Thundering Herd received a verbal commitment from Sebastian Johansson, a Raceland, Ky. high school junior center, fans did not think twice about it, but he has since turned into a crowd favorite.

At practice the players shout out “Sweeeeeeede” when he does something good. One might ask how “Big Swede” got the nickname, and the answer is simple. He is Swedish.

Johansson picked up some of his American football skills in Sweden at age 11.

Johansson played for his hometown team, the Carlstad Crusaders.

Johansson said it was difficult playing a sport that was not popular in his country.

“We didn’t even have a coach,” Johansson said. “It was hard, but we kind of just taught each other the moves and positions.”

Johansson’s skills were such that he received an invitation to the Swedish national junior team. The Swedish American Football Federation was founded in 1984, and has 7,500 members organized in 76 different clubs that are mixed with all ages.

Johansson helped lead the Swedish national junior team’s offensive line at the 2009 Junior World Championship in Canton, Ohio at the location of the National Pro Football Hall of Fame. Marshall University alumnus Aaron Dobson played in this game once as well. Johansson was the first player in Swedish football history to move up to the senior national team as a junior.

After spending time with his national team in Canton, Johansson decided to come to America as a foreign exchange student to get a chance to play college football. During his junior year at Raceland High School, Johansson came under the recruitment radar because it was his first year of playing American football.

An argument people often make is whoever plays center has to be the smartest and most knowledgeable person on the field. Johansson did not let that stop him.

Johansson’s skills helped Raceland to their best record in school history, 12-1, and finish as a Kentucky regional runner-up in the 2009 season.

Phil Ratliff, an ex-Marshall coach and a native of the Raceland area, recruited Johansson. He then committed to the team in the spring of 2010. However, Johansson’s story was just getting started.

After completing his year as a foreign exchange student and making a commitment to the Herd, Johansson packed his bags and

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moved back home to finish his high school education. After graduating, he returned to the United States to fulfill his commitment to the Herd.

Johansson redshirted his first year during the 2011 season, which gave him time to learn more about the sport at the collegiate level. He saw limited action in 2012, as well. However, after watching the team’s spring practices, it is apparent he will get his chance to play college football in the United States.

Head Coach Doc Holliday said he is happy to have Johansson on the team.

“When he came here, he had the athletic ability,” Holliday said. “He just didn’t have the language and everything that goes along with it.

He is a great kid with extreme talent, and he is going to help us.”

New offensive line coach Alex Mirabal, said seizing an opportunity and willingness to learn are Johansson’s best assets.

Since English is his second language, it takes more time for Johansson to learn new plays and drills. Johansson said it is not hard to keep up with his teammates, as long as he takes time to review the drills and plays given to him.

Johansson has moved to and from several positions in the past, but he has not let the new position scare him.

“It hasn’t been to bad,” Johansson said.

“You just have to sit down and read things through.”

Even though the Herd offense had an impressive record setting 2012 season, Mirabal said he believes they can do better if they can just stay healthy.

Johansson will be a part of the answer to this problem.

Mirabal said Johansson has impressed him this spring and has earned a spot on the offensive line.

Johansson has no intention BRANDON HATTON | THE PARTHENON of letting it go. Even with injury, the Rising redshirt junior Sebastian Johansson during 6-foot-5-inch, 282 pound offensive linesthe Herd’s spring practice. man can be seen at practice rolling over the other players. Johansson even has dislocated fingers on either hand, but it has from the first few practices that better not stopped him. He just taped them to his things are coming. There is a lot of side to healthy fingers and has played through the side movement and a lot of quick feet.”

Johansson will get a chance to play Saturpain.

Johansson said he is just as impressed day in the Marshall Green and White game with his new offensive lines coach, as Mira- and again in the home opener against Miami (Ohio) on Aug. 31. bal is with him.

Courtney Sealey can be contacted at “There are a lot of new drills to help us out,” Johansson said. “You could tell sealey3@marshall.edu.

From the circle to the plate

By CAITIE SMITH

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Pressure situations are just a part of the game, no matter the sport. Jessica Ferrick might get the pressure situation better than most.

Ferrick is a four-year member of the Thundering Herd softball team. The Centreville, Va. native was originally recruited as a first baseman, but ended up being relied on for pitching duties.

Nowadays, Ferrick has become valuable in another element of the game: hitting.

“There were six pitchers on staff when I was recruited, but then there was some injuries, so I got to pitch,” Ferrick said.

Ferrick spent the first two years strictly as a pitcher and appeared in seven games her freshman year and six during her sophomore campaign.

“I would hit here or there during my first two years, but pitching took up most of my time,” Ferrick said. “I remember being at a tournament my sophomore year and telling Coach Williams I really wanted to commit to hitting. From then on, that’s what I decided that’s what I was going to do.”

Ferrick appeared in 28 contests for Marshall University last season, and 23 of those appearances were from the plate, not the circle. Ferrick boasted a 3.62 ERA last season.

So far this season, the senior has appeared in 34 games in the batter’s box.

“I expect to go in the batter’s box every time and come up with a big hit or whatever the team needs at the time,” Ferrick said. “You always have to dream big, but be able to learn from it and move on to the next pitch when it doesn’t go my way.”

During her time as a pinch hitter, Ferrick has become a secret weapon for the Herd offense. Her first career at-bat was a home run. This season, Ferrick has six hits and three of them are home runs.

Ferrick said she was not sure which position carries more pressure.

“It’s hard to say what brings more,” Ferrick said. “With pitching, the ball is in my hand every pitch and I am running the game. With hitting, it’s one at bat, so I have to make that count. I have to do something big to make my team better.

Both were equally full of pressure for me.”

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Ferrick’s dedication and attitude serve as an inspiration to the rest of the team.

“There is no one who deserves to be in the game more than Jess,” teammate and roommate Jazmine Valle said of Ferrick. “Her work ethic is unreal. Whatever you throw at her she will do whole-heartedly.

Whether it’s pitching, playing in the outfield or getting cuts in the cages, she always gives it her all without any questions.”

Valle said having Ferrick in the batter’s box is comforting.

“Whenever Jess is in the box, I just get a huge smile,” Valle said.

“I have all the confidence in the world in her. Whenever anything needs to get done, no matter the requirements you’ll always find Jess somewhere in the mix.”

Valle summed up her thoughts on her teammate with a simple definition.

“She is one the hardest working people I have ever met, and watching her succeed is so enjoyable to me. She is the epitome of a team player,” Valle said.

Ferrick said she relies on her teammates as they count on her, no matter what position she is playing.

“With pitching, I can always depend on my teammates in the field if I make a mistake.

With hitting, the rest of the team is there to make things happen with the other two outs.”

Jessica Ferrick will graduate in May with a degree in accounting and will begin a new chapter in her life when she gets married to Marshall football alumnus Jamie Hatten.

Caitie Smith can be contacted at smith1650@ marshall.edu.

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By KYLE GIBSON

THE PARTHENON I remember watching the NBA on NBC back when it was a thing circa 2002. Every Sunday, it seemed like the Los Angeles Lakers were playing the Portland Trailblazers. I was glued to the screen as I watched Shaq and Kobe face off against a team that seemed to be designed with one goal in mind: to stop the Lakers.

Fast forward to 2013, and I am still watching the NBA, but this time on ABC. The New York Knicks and Boston Celtics are battling each other in the first round of the playoffs. It is just me, the TV and my computer.

Wait, when did the computer get there? Why is my computer playing such a large part in the game? I started to question this, then found an answer.

As social media feeds like Facebook, Twitter and Reddit become more vital to everyday life, that importance has crept over into the sports world as well.

This has a few positives and a few negatives.

One good thing that comes from social media and sports is how well connected people are. People can find out injuries and other valuable information through following or liking the right people.

For instance, on Twitter I follow a steady amount of print journalists at games who often point out things the camera misses.

This often results in gaining knowledge that would have only been available if reported on TV, radio or the next day in a newspaper report. Granted, the kind of information one can gain in this manner is not huge, but people want to know and they want to know things fast in the digital age.

Another positive for sports and social media is connection to fellow fans and the teams one follows. Almost every team has its own social network account. From these accounts, people can often learn breaking news from

the team, or just learn about upcoming events.

There will be commentary from other fans on almost every post, which delivers a way for fans to discuss their favorite team.

The social aspect can be very rewarding. Last Wednesday, I watched my favorite team, Manchester United, and chatted with fans on Reddit for the first time. The chat was very rewarding and helped to link me to other supporters from around the globe.

When I think back to 12year old me watching Shaq and Kobe slowly develop a mistrust and hatred that would last until today, I do not think I was as knowledgeable then, but I also did not care as much about what I knew. I was watching simply to watch the game.

Keeping a diligent eye on Twitter can be rewarding, but is it as rewarding as just sitting back and enjoying the game? If one is an astute enough fan, they will not need to read every “Carmelo is a ball-hog” post to understand that Carmelo Anthony does not pass often enough.

Also, is it necessary to obsess over every post? I understand that in today’s time people absolutely need to know information quickly, but would it be that big of a problem to wait until commercial breaks to find out Jay-Z has been spotted at the game?

That is why I plan on putting my computer screen down and turning my phone’s WIFI off during games from now on. I want to go back to being like the 12-year old who just enjoyed watching the game and did not care about being the first to know about a reserve’s injured finger.

But, I still might check the computer in between breaks, because in the digital age not knowing the complete story would be as bad as missing the game in 2002.

Kyle Gibson can be contacted at gibson210@ marshall.edu.

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Students need not be apathetic When walking across Marshall University’s campus the last two weeks, it was quite apparent that a majority of students seemed to be apathetic. Many students were disinterested and dispassionate in what was going on administratively on Marshall’s campus. Yes, there were a few students that protested the actions of President Stephen Kopp and spoke out on social media platforms, but there is a problem when our university enrolls slightly more than 14,000 students and less than five percent speak out and are actually concerned.

Despite diligent coverage by local media, students seemed as if they did not care.

Kopp was responsible for the sweeping of 122 revenue accounts — in total, nearly $6 million was taken and placed into a holding account. Students should have been concerned. The money that was acquired was taken from various departments and colleges.

The money that was to go toward new resources and technology was placed in the hands of the university’s administrators. Kopp

implemented centralized spending — all expenditures would have to be approved by Kopp’s administration. Faculty became outraged because most of them refused the idea that they would have to go through loopholes and the “higher-power” to acquire the funds that belonged to them.

Kopp did, however, restore the accounts in their entirety.

There was an emergency general faculty meeting Friday and this was a chance for faculty to voice concerns to the administration.

Nearly 15 students showed up with signs in protest of Kopp’s actions. Why not more? If not protestors, why didn’t more students show up at the meeting in support of faculty?

As students who pay tens of thousands of dollars to study at Marshall, we should be interested and concerned with how the university’s administrators are handling our tuition dollars. It is important to stay informed on what is going on behind the closed doors of Old Main and elsewhere on campus.

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Congress should extend low-interest rate for federal student loans THE SEATTLE TIMES Congress must act again to stop student-loan interest rates from doubling to 6.8 percent.

Lawmakers should know the drill by now. They voted last summer to extend the lower interest rate.

The current interest rate of 3.4 percent expires in July, and a lack of action would be costly.

The rate increase on federally subsidized Stafford loans would cost nearly 10 million borrowers about $1,000 each year over the life of the loan.

That’s real money to college students. Last year, 45 percent of the freshmen enrolled in Washington state’s public higher-education system took out loans for college.

Students are graduating from institutions in this state with an average debt of $22,244, according to the Project on Student Debt.

U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, DWash., is pushing a legislative solution that ought to garner support from her colleagues, including the rest of Washington’s delegation.

The first-term lawmaker is co-sponsoring a bill that would keep the low interest rate for two years. Meanwhile, Congress would work on a long-term solution to slow the

rapid accumulation of studentloan debt.

A long-term approach is needed. It must be one that broadens access to college, makes it more affordable and increases college-completion rates.

Half of all college students borrow to pay for school. The average student-loan borrower graduates with $27,000 in loans. On top of that, they face a weak job market. They should not be burdened with high interest rates as well.

College-debt strategies should prioritize low-income and middle-class students completing college without having to rely on loans.

A second priority ought to be no-interest loans and those with affordable, income-based repayment plans for middleincome students.

A Congressional Budget Office report from February said the federal government makes 36 cents off every student-loan dollar it spends. Student loans could bring in $34 billion in profit for the government next year.

The problem is not the revenue, but what ought to be done with it. It should be used to subsidize the cost of higher education.

Send us your opinions at: parthenon@marshall.edu

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Avoid falling into a depression before finals

By JOCELYN GIBSON

COLUMNIST As we near finals, a discussion that comes to mind is the mental health of women in college. Certain studies have shown that women in college feel academically inferior and these feelings contribute to a higher amount of stress and depression among college women.

It is subconsciously ingrained in youth all through school that boys are better at math and science and girls are better at English. When we get to college, that subconscious bit of knowledge does not disappear. Consequently, women continue to be intimidated by the stereotypical male subjects. This intimidation can lead to lack of confidence that could result in failure of such a course.

If women lack confidence in themselves to master such courses, it is likely they will not try as hard and will fail despite their ability to succeed. This is because women tend to underestimate their intellectual capabilities. Underestimating one’s self can easily restrict academic success.

That is not to say there are no exceptions.

On the contrary, there are many women going directly into the fields of science and math with little or no fear holding them back. However, this information is important to the ones who do feel incapable.

This feeling of incapability can result in the high levels of stress and depression in college age women. Stress and especially depression are serious issues many college women face that can be disastrous to their educational pursuits if not managed.

In college, women tend to pile on more than they can handle because they want to do whatever they can to fully broaden the range of opportunities they will have upon graduating. As a result, they often spread themselves too thin over a variety of activities that leave little or no time for stress relief and relaxation.

Even worse than the depression itself, students often let it go untreated. Many college students do not seek help when they are feeling overwhelmed or becoming depressed and the problem can only get worse. Many students attribute the symptoms of being depressed to normal college life.

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Letting the problem go untreated can drastically affect one’s ability to function in college. Students who feel depressed will not want to attend classes, study or try anymore because it seems like a lost cause. Depression can also lead students to substance abuse problems that will only further the downward spiral.

Some symptoms of depression that could be confused for “normal college life” are feeling anxious, irritable or restless, lack of energy, problems concentrating, remembering information and having problems falling asleep or staying asleep.

Sounds like the life of a typical college student, but it could be a larger problem.

With finals looming on the horizon, students should be keeping their mental health in mind. Studying should not be neglected, but it is extremely vital to make time for relaxation in the next couple of weeks. In fact, doing so may actually benefit when it comes time to take tests.

Students should be resting better, thinking better and feeling better.

Jocelyn Gibson can be contacted at gibson243@marshall.edu.

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Ferguson said she thinks the process involves a lot of work, but feels privileged to be involved.

“It’s a big job when you roll in everything,” Ferguson said. “I feel like it’s a real honor to get to be involved with commencement. It’s so meaningful to the graduates and their families.”

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Ferguson said the office makes the ceremony high quality.

“It’s a nice commemorative piece for the graduates and their families,” Ferguson said. “We try to do it right, and we receive a lot of positive feedback.”

Hager said the preparations during the semester also get a lot of praise.

“We also get a lot of positive comments about Countdown to Commencement,” Hager said. “We had one graduate student who got her undergraduate degree from another school, and she said there she

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had to feel her way through the process, whereas here everything was in one place.

So, she had some good things to say.”

The total number of tentative graduates is 1,497 students, including 16 students who are set to graduate with a 4.0 GPA. The commencement ceremonies will take place Saturday, May 11. The undergraduate ceremony begins at 9:00 a.m., and the graduate ceremony begins at 2:00 p.m.

Jessica Patterson can be contacted at patterson73@marshall.edu.

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ABOVE: Hundreds turned out for the moment of silence on Monday, for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing in Boston, Mass.

RIGHT: Patty Campbell, mother of Boston Marathon bombing victim Krystle Campbell, center, leaves St Joseph's Church after the funeral service in Medford, Mass., Monday.

Boston bombing suspect charged with using weapon of mass destruction

By MICHAEL DOYLE and LESLEY CLARK

MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS The Justice Department on Monday publicly charged Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with using a weapon of mass destruction.

In unsealed court filings that shed new light on what investigators think happened before, during and after the lethal explosions on April 15, prosecutors charged Tsarnaev with one count of using and conspiring to use a WMD resulting in death. The 19-year-old ethnic Chechen, a naturalized U.S. citizen, also was charged with one count of malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device resulting in death.

If convicted on either federal charge, Tsarnaev faces the death penalty or life in prison. He also faces the possibility of state criminal charges, as well, in connection with the bombings, which killed three people and wounded more than 200. Massachusetts has no death penalty.

"Although our investigation is ongoing, today's charges bring a successful end to a tragic week for the city of Boston, and our country," Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said in a prepared statement.

In a ceremony Monday, the FBI turned Boylston Street — which had been considered a crime scene — back to the city. A bagpiper played as the flag that flew over the finish line during the race was presented to Mayor Thomas M. Menino.

The street won't be open to the public until buildings along it have been inspected for structural damage, city officials said.

The charges against Tsarnaev, filed under seal Sunday, were presented to him Monday in his room at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he has been listed in serious condition since his capture Friday. FBI officials said Monday that Tsarnaev was wounded in the head, neck, leg and hand after two shootouts with law enforcement officers.

"The government will always seek to elicit all the actionable intelligence and information we can from terrorist suspects taken

Calif. Gov. Brown detailing plans for universities

By CHRIS MEGERIAN

LOS ANGELES TIMES California Gov. Jerry Brown is pushing forward with plans to shake up California's higher education system, including strict rules on tuition and fees, according to an administration spokesman.

Under the governor's proposal, university officials would forfeit increases in state funding if they raise student costs during the next four years.

The governor originally outlined his plans in his January budget proposal. Now, as he prepares to release a revised spending plan next month, administration personnel have been briefing legislative staff and university officials on the details.

In addition to holding the line on costs, Brown wants universities to ensure that students — particularly incoming freshmen, transfers and low-income students who use federal Pell grants — are able to finish their studies more quickly, reducing student expenses and wait times for critical classes.

"This is about keeping tuition and fees at a reasonable level so students and their parents don't need to suffer sticker shock," Palmer said.

The increasing cost of higher education has been a hotly contested issue on California campuses, and university officials have previously balked at committing to a long-term tuition freeze.

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into our custody," said Carmen Ortiz, U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts.

At the same time, rejecting calls made by congressional Republicans, White House spokesman Jay Carney said the administration would not designate Tsarnaev as an enemy combatant. The designation would have permitted additional interrogation of Tsarnaev, but Carney said it was unnecessary.

"It is important to remember that since 9/11 we have used the federal court system to convict and incarcerate hundreds of terrorists," Carney said.

Video reviewed by investigators appeared to show the Tsarnaev brothers carrying large knapsacks as they walked along Boylston Street about 11 minutes before the first explosion. Further video and still photographs reportedly show one of the brothers slipping off his knapsack in front of the Forum restaurant and walking away. About 30 seconds before the first explosion, Genck recounted, video shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appearing to talk into his cellphone.

"A few seconds after he finishes the call, the large crowd of people around him can be seen reacting to the first explosion," Genck recounted, while Tsarnaev "virtually alone among the individuals in front of the restaurant appears calm."

The video then shows Tsarnaev leaving his knapsack on the ground and walking away, Genck said. Ten seconds later, the second bomb exploded.

Investigators subsequently determined that both bombs were constructed from pressure cookers, BBs and nails, a low-grade explosive and a fuse. A search of Tsarnaev's dorm room at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth uncovered clothes that resembled those seen in the videos, as well a "a large pyrotechnic" and BBs, according to the affidavit.

"The mayhem they createdis unheard of," Menino said at a news conference Monday.

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Continued from Page 2 After being ordered away, she walked to the nearby Colonnade Hotel, where she found her mother in the lobby, sobbing. Unable to reach her daughter or her husband, she had assumed the worst. Soon after, Stavas' father arrived. Then the hotel was placed on lockdown as the area was searched for explosives. It was hours before Stavas finally returned home to her South End brownstone to rest.

Sleep brought nightmares.

She relived her struggle to reach the wounded: An officer stopped her, she passed him but he trailed behind her, somehow slowing her down.

"It was just this recurring theme: that I had to get there," Stavas said.

She was supposed to work a 28-hour on-call shift Tuesday, but was allowed to postpone it. She called her parents at the gate at Logan International Airport and asked them to stay.

"She was shaken and kind of still in shock," her father recalled.

Stavas was by now known as a symbol of Boston's heroism and resilience. She spoke with reporters, some of whom tried to get her to describe the first woman she treated, believed to be one of the two women killed. She refused, for privacy reasons.

The pediatric resident returned to work Wednesday at Boston Medical Center, which treated a dozen of those wounded in the bombing. Although Stavas was not involved with their cases, she was reminded of them every time she entered the hospital and passed the slew of added police, huge men dressed all in black. She gave the hospital's pediatric emergency department the money she raised running the marathon, $6,000.

The next day, she attended the marathon memorial service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. As a first responder, she was ushered up front and seated amid a sea of firefighters, which she found comforting. The service became like

a funeral for her, a time to mourn the victims.

"It was very cathartic," she said. "I've been living with this sort of pit of grief inside me."

Stavas was moved by President Barack Obama's speech about the spirit of Boston and its first responders, his insistence that Boston will run again.

By the end of the memorial, she was among those on their feet applauding, "whooping and hollering and amen-ing."

As the manhunt continued last week, Stavas noticed the implied hope that capturing the suspects would bring an end to the city's suffering.

"I just don't think it's going to be that simple," Stavas said.

She was home when news broke Friday of the capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19.

The abstract evil that haunted her dreams had a face. To Stavas, who treats patients up to age 20, Tsarnaev seemed like so many other youths she had helped at the hospital.

"Capturing him made me even more sad that it was such a young person that created this mess," she said.

"What has gone so wrong in our world that a 19-year-old doesn't think twice about killing and maiming people at a peaceful event?"

Stavas plans to participate in a debriefing for hospital staff on the bombings, which she thinks will help her process what she saw that day. She also plans to run the Boston Marathon again next year. If some of the victims she treated contact her, she said, maybe she could run with them.

Stavas never learned the identity of that first woman she treated, but she has let go of the need to know her fate.

"It's time to move forward, without forgetting them, and tell myself I did the best I could do and I don't have to feel guilty, or feel their injuries or their deaths were my responsibility," she said Sunday as she returned home after a 30-hour shift at the hospital. "I know they survived, and I can kind of find some peace with that."

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BECAUSE THAT’S THE WAY LIFE IS.” BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI

Local business brings vintage

finds to Huntington

By SARAH DYKE

THE PARTHENON Finds and Designs is a vintage furniture and clothing shop located in downtown Huntington that focuses on the idea of repurposing, recycling and reusing.

The store offers interesting and unique goods to decorate homes and wardrobes without the waste of buying new.

Products range from revamped furniture, to local art, to recycled object jewelry and to clothing from past decades.

There is a little something for every eco-conscious shopper.

Claire Nudd, owner of Finds and Designs, works at hospice on the weekends and at her store during the week.

Her daughter Lauren Herman, 25, works the store during the hours Nudd cannot be there.

Herman said they have just what you need to take your home or wardrobe back in time.

The company tries to stick to mid-century, modern type merchandise ranging from vintage clothing to housewares.

The era of furniture and housewares range from 1950s to 1970s, and the clothes go all the way back to the 1930s.

The store also sells handmade jewelry and pillows from local artists.

All handmade items have the theme of reusing older items.

“One local artist takes apart old watches, while another uses rosaries to make jewelry. That’s the main theme we focus on,” Herman said.

The store first opened two years ago on Fourth Avenue, but moved locations to Heritage Station in November 2011.

“Over here, we’re surrounded by other shops that are small and locally owned. We fit better over here,” Herman said.

On the weekend, Nudd and Herman go to thrift stores and yard sales in the area.

“We also do consignments. People bring things in and we split it 50/50, which makes our job easier,” Herman said.

The idea for store was birthed out of Nudd and Herman’s hobby for thrift shopping.

“We wanted to have a way of making our hobby a fun job, so we decided to open up a little store,” Herman said.

The store goes by word of mouth instead of advertising, according to Herman.

“This is a way to keep us from being hoarders honestly. We get to still buy all the things we like, but we don’t have to add to our own pile ups,” Herman said.

Dresses from the ‘50s tend to be the most popular item according to Herman and Nudd.

“We can’t keep them. We also sell couches pretty quickly. We try to get items that aren’t usual, odd and different,” Herman said.

Herman admitted she is guilty of finding such unique items that she keeps them.

“I have some really cute dresses that the public never saw because I still have them. My whole house is filled with stuff from here,” Herman said.

When asked why they chose this particular style, Herman and Nudd said it is what they have always been interested in.

“It’s fun for us to go shopping for things we already like,” Herman said.

The store is throwing a 1940s themed party to go along with the first Cinema Under the Stars movie being played, Casablanca, on Friday.

The movie will start at dusk, and Finds and Designs will give away gift certificates and prizes to the best dressed.

Herman said everyone should check out Finds and Designs.

“We went to all the thrift stores to find all the best stuff, so you don’t have to dig through a bunch of junk to find cool things. We’ve already curated it into this little shop, and you might find some things you won’t find anywhere else or stuff your grandma used to wear,” Herman said.

Nudd and Herman said college students come in all the time and pick out certain clothing or jewelry while the parents comment they have already lived through that decade.

T-shirts are always $7.50, dresses remain below $30, couches cost around $200 and jewelry prices stay under $20.

Local artists who sell through Finds and Designs price their own merchandise.

Herman and Nudd said they have found some interesting and odd objects over the years.

“Last year, we found some weird masks. I guess people used to make them out of papier-mâché, like a horse head and poodle, which we actually still have upstairs,” Herman said.

She said the other day she was at an estate sale and ran across old letters a soldier wrote to his wife while he was away during World War II..

“I didn’t buy them though because a woman came in while I was there and realized they were letters from her uncle to her aunt. They were married for over 60 years. I would have ruined the whole thing by buying them, so the soldier’s niece got them,” Herman said.

Nudd has been a nurse all of Herman’s life.

Herman said being a nurse has always been her mom’s job, but finding items has always been a hobby.

Nudd wanted to only do furniture and home décor, but Herman went to school for fashion merchandising and wanted to incorporate clothing into the store.

“We sell a lot of things you could wear to costume parties or plays. Theater majors are major customers of ours. You can have a cool unique apartment with our décor instead of the usual boring stuff,” Herman said.

Nudd said she has always wanted to open up Finds and Designs, but did not follow through with it until recently.

“My son said we would never do it, which made me want to even more. My daughter and I love it. It’s addicting and wonderful,” Nudd said.

Nudd encourages more Marshall students to come check out the store.

“I went to graduation last year and wondered why all these students weren’t coming to my shop. They would find so many things they would love,” Nudd said.

Nudd and Herman’s favorite style is retro, which is the main style of the store.

“To me there’s nothing like my store in Huntington. I think it’s a wonderful shop,” Nudd said.

Nudd said over the years she has seen many items many would not believe she has seen.

“My favorite thing I’ve ever found was a ’50s turquoise couch. It was gorgeous and didn’t stay in the store very long before selling,” Nudd said.

Finds and Designs is open Tuesday through Thursday 11

a.m. to 7 p.m., as well as day and Saturday 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Sarah Dyke can be contacted at dyke6@ marshall.edu.

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